Mom’s update March 5th, 2012
On Saturday we took mom grocery shopping. It was the first time she was in a grocery store in almost two years! She was so happy to do such a mundane thing as shop for groceries. Sam came with us and she pushed mom around. Mom couldn’t wait to go down the potato chip isle!!! She picked out a few things and after we shopped we went to Starbucks (it is inside the store). We all had a decaf ice coffee and sat in the café.
On Sunday we went to the movies. We saw “The Artist” and I thought it would be a good choice since mom wouldn’t have to process the language. All in all she had a good time. She sat in the movie seat instead of her wheel chair. She was so excited to sit in the movie chair. During the movie she kept telling dad she couldn’t hear what they were saying and then when dad would try to explain she would say, “I’m only kidding!” and she laughed! After the movie she didn’t really get it. I tried to ask her questions and she had a difficult time remembering the story. I wonder if the language and pictures together help her understand.
Today dad and I had to take mom to the doctor for clearance for her operation tomorrow. Tomorrow she gets her stoma sewed up! Yahoo! She will be able to talk better, blow her nose, cough and hopefully SING! Please pray for her and her quick and safe recovery! Dad had taken mom to the doctor last week and she was supposed to get her clearance done, but something got messed up and the hospital never received the papers, so last minute, dad asked me to go with him. If we didn't receive that call from the hospital the whole procedure would be rescheduled.
Mom has a very difficult time differentiating between her doctor and our pediatrician when we grew up. She is very confused. She keeps asking when did he change his name from (then she says the pediatrician’s name). I took out a piece of paper and drew a picture of both men and wrote all their information down. I tried to show her that they are two different men but she couldn’t wrap her head around it. She kept saying that the pediatrician’s wife use to work at her doctor’s office (the office now), “Here she worked” when she worked at the pediatrician’s office. It was confusing me after a while. She also kept saying, “When did he change his name?” I took a picture of her doctor and I scanned Google for a picture to use for the pediatrician, but when mom saw it she said, “That’s not him!” I may have to use a stick figure. I will write her a social story to see if I can get her to understand they are two different people.
All went well at the doctor and mom’s aide was at the house when we arrived home.
Please pray that all goes well tomorrow. She is scheduled to be at the hospital at 10:15. She is to have nothing to eat from 11pm on. It is going to be a difficult morning for dad.
I will write tomorrow to let everyone know how it went.
Peace and be well.
~Claud
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